Do Statins Accelerate the Onset of Dementia?

re: Do Statins Accelerate the Onset of Dementia?

Freedom — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:16:45 GMT

I have just purchased a very interesting book out literally hot off the press at the end of January 2007 available in the UK.

Title "The Great Cholesterol Con".

Also this site and the internet generally; on statins makes in many cases, frightening reading.

I also worry, as one film; Medicine Man; in the Amazon that we may well have lost that much sought after remedy for many of man's ailments because greed is felling the trees; let's not forget, those same trees are the oxygen machine of the planet supplimented by all those other trees in other places on the planet; many of which are being lost.

I am now looking to the Chinese medicine to see what they can offer as a natural remedy.

re: Do Statins Accelerate the Onset of Dementia?

Mike Mickevicius — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:26:38 GMT

The mercury inThimerosal is destroying lives.

The following may be of interest to all:

From:  "Dr. T's Health Tips" <drmikethompson@yahoo.com>
To:  "Michael R. Mickevicius" <dexamike@hotmail.com>
Subject:  Autism... More Proof
Date:  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:00:08 -0500

Michael,

Here is more proof revealing the devastating effects
of vaccines on children. I've been saying this all along.

It is bioterrorism! Thimerosal is destroying lives.
They continue to give it to innocent children!! Read
the article below and see for yourself. Take action
and educate everyone you know about this subject.

It could save an innocent life from being destroyed.

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David Ayoub MD - Thimerosal Definite Cause Of Autism
By Evelyn Pringle
Miamisburg Ohio

To what degree of scientific certainty can we prove that current
epidemic of autism was caused by the mercury-based preservative,
thimerosal, in childhood vaccines?

In response to this question, David Ayoub, MD, told Independent
Media TV, ''I can state that the certainty of the science
supporting mercury as a major cause of autism is probably more
overpowering than the science behind any other disease process that
I studied dating back to medical school.''

"I think a disease that effects more individuals than AIDS or
cancer, in previously normal infants and children," he states, "has
created a sense of urgency amongst researchers."

According to Ayoub, "A growing number of experimental,
epidemiological and biochemical research, has unequivocally shown
that mercury is directly linked to the development of autism
spectrum disorders and is significantly toxic to the
gastrointestinal, immunological, metabolic and neurobiological
systems in children."

"The science of causality is known and understood down to the
manner in which mercury impairs the neural pathways of attention,"
he adds, "I really don't see the need for more research to prove
causality." He believes the focus should be "directed towards
methods to remove mercury from the body and repairing those
biochemical systems that are injured by mercury."

Ayoub is the Director of the Prairie Collaborative for
Immunization, an organization that is self-funded, which aids
organizations, journalists, and legislators obtain accurate
information to assist their work. He is also the author of the
report, "Pregnancy and the Myth of Influenza Vaccination-Is it
safe, is it effective, is it necessary? What the CDC documents
reveal."

Vaccines With Thimerosal

When asked what vaccines still contain the mercury-based,
thimerosal, Ayoub said, "The major culprit today is the influenza
vaccine." About 80% of flu vaccines contain as much as 25
micrograms of mercury per dose. Since the EPA has set a limit of
0.1 mcg/kg (1 kg =2.2 lbs), Ayoub warns, everyone who receives the
vaccine will be overdosed.

He explained that in 1999, "the Public Health Service (including
the CDC and FDA), the American Academy of Pediatrics, and vaccine
manufacturers agreed that thimerosal levels in vaccines should be
reduced or eliminated."

However, he adds, "Contradicting its own policy, the CDC then
increased mercury exposure to the fetus and infant by allowing the
inoculation of pregnant women and young infants with the
mercury-containing influenza vaccine."

On May 28, 2004, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice of
the CDC released its annual report with recommendations for the
prevention of influenza. The report included pregnant women amongst
those who should receive the flu vaccine, even though the report
noted only a minimal benefit from the vaccine in pregnant women:

"Researchers estimate that an average of 1-2 hospitalizations can
be prevented for every 1,000 pregnant women vaccinated" (1, page 10)

In fact, for the 2003-04 flu season, the CDC reported "only 3 to
14% of those who got vaccinated were protected against the flu." It
seems overly aggressive, Ayoub maintains, for the CDC to recommend
that all pregnant women be vaccinated when, in fact, scientific
data to date shows only marginal benefits and the only documented
benefit seems to be fewer hospitalizations, not fewer morbidities
or mortalities.

The benefit of influenza vaccination during pregnancy becomes even
more questionable when considering the resulting risks to unborn
infants. According to the ACIP, the safety of influenza vaccination
is established by the following research:

One study of influenza vaccination of 2,000 pregnant women
demonstrated no adverse fetal effects associated with influenza
vaccine."

However, according to Ayoub, "In the April 12, 2002 MMWR, this same
statement was followed by the caveat "additional data are needed to
confirm the safety of vaccination during pregnancy." The comment
was then dropped from the CDC's 2004 version of the report, but no
new safety data was cited.

This solitary reference cited to establish influenza vaccine safety
was co-authored by researchers at Boston University in 1973, but
Ayoub advises that, "Upon closer inspection ... the study appears
to have very little to do with influenza vaccine safety, but rather
that of polio vaccination safety during pregnancy."

It is inexplicable, Ayoub says, that the ACIP would cite a paper in
support of its conclusion of influenza vaccine safety while the
Institute of Medicine rejected the same paper on the basis of the
flawed analysis of polio vaccine safety.

Few doctors realize that most flu vaccines contain 25 micrograms of
mercury per dose. Both the EPA and FDA's allowable daily exposure
limits are 0.1 microgram per kg, meaning that recipients of a flu
vaccine must weigh at least 550 pounds to meet federal exposure
guidelines.

Therefore, by injecting the mother, the fetus would receive a dose
of mercury that exceeds the federal limits by several hundred-fold.
Furthermore, Ayoub adds, all federal guidelines are based upon
studies of exposure tolerances in adults, not a fetus.

He questions why the CDC is so certain that ethylmercury can be
safely injected into children or pregnant women, when the FDA and
EPA have stated that ingestion of methylmercury can have harmful
effects on the fetus, with warnings such as:

"some fish and shellfish contain higher levels of mercury that may
harm an unborn baby or young child's developing nervous system. . .
. Therefore, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are advising women who may
become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young
children to avoid some types of fish and eat fish and shellfish
that are lower in mercury. . . While it is true that the primary
danger from methylmercury in fish is to the developing nervous
system of the unborn child, it is prudent for nursing mothers and
young children not to eat these fish as well."

More recent studies have detailed the life-long damage of mercury
to the brains of unborn children. For instance, on Feb 28, 2005,
the Associated Press reported, "Lower IQ levels linked to mercury
exposure in the womb costs the United States $8.7 billion a year in
lost earnings potential, according to a study released Monday by
researchers at a New York hospital."

The Mount Sinai Center for Children's Health and the Environment
combined a number of previous studies to determine hundreds of
thousands of babies are born every year with lower IQ associated
with mercury exposure, according to AP.

Lead researcher and pediatician, Leonard Trasande, reports that
annually, between 316,588 and 637,233 infants are born with
umbilical cord blood mecury levels linked to IQ loss.

As an example, Trasande said each year, about 4% of babies are with
blood mercury levels between 7.13 and 15 micrograms per liter. That
level of mercury causes an IQ loss of 1.6 points, the researchers
concluded.

A 1.6 point drop in IQ could cost a person more than $31,000
over a lifetime, the study calculated, due to missed educational
opportunities or jobs.

Manufacturers of the flu vaccine themselves, include package
inserts that admit adequate studies have not been conducted on this
vaccine. For example, the Fluzone insert stated:

"Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with Influenza
Virus Vaccine. It is not known whether Influenza Virus Vaccine can
cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can
affect reproduction capacity."

Considering the rapid growth of autism, and other related
neurodevelopmental disorders, and the number of reports documenting
the causal relationship to mercury-based preservatives, Ayoub
advises, "influenza vaccines should not be administered to pregnant
women, and perhaps other high-risk groups, especially young
children."

Why Would FDA & CDC Approve Mercury-Based Vaccines?

Ayoub believes that the CDC and FDA embrace marginal research and
unsupported policies because of conflicts of interests. It may come
as a surprise to most physicians, he explains, "that the CDC has a
built-in conflict of interest with regards to its dual role in
vaccine policy." One limb of the CDC that oversees vaccine safety
has a budget of approximately $30 million, while the limb that
promotes vaccine usage (ACIP and NIP) has a $1 billion budget, he
says.

The CDC and FDA policy decisions are made through physician
advisory panels whose members often have financial relationships
with the very same pharmaceutical companies that they are supposed
to regulate.

For example, during a congressional hearing on potential conflicts
of interests at the FDA, it was revealed that 60% of the advisory
members who voted to approve the poisonous rotavirus vaccine had
financial ties to the drug companies manufacturing the vaccine. The
committee also found that 50% of the CDC members were tied to the
rotavirus makers.

However, according to Ayoub, the CDC and FDA do not have exclusive
rights in coddling the industry. An investigation of doctors
involved in co-authoring forty-four different Clinical Practice
Guidelines for drug companies found:

85% of guideline authors have some sort of relationships with drug
companies, and they are often not disclosed

38% of respondents said they had served as employees or consultants
for drug companies; 58% received research money

59% had links with drug companies whose medications were considered
in the particular guidelines they authored, almost all cases
predating the guideline creation process

These numbers may be even greater, as only 52% of authors responded

"Most clinicians would be surprised by these revelations which
challenge the blanket trust of a healthcare governance with
uncomfortably close ties to the pharmaceutical industry," Ayoub
says.

Available Treatment For Autism

When asked what treatments are available for autism, Ayoub said
"The buzz these days is chelation," but there is no short answer to
this. Suffice it to say, there are 2 ways to get mercury out of the
body - one is pull it out directly by chelation agents."

The 2 top chelation people in the world are Gary Gordon, MD, and
Rashid Buttar, MD, he adds.

Chelation agents such as DMPS and DTPA, are given orally, by IV,
and recently with transdermal as a cream. According to Ayoub, the
agents essentially bind free blood or loosely bound heavy metal
agents, and eliminate them through stool and urine. They lower the
total body burden and allow for natural redistribution from brain
to blood for further removal. Ayoub claims side effects are
uncommon, and the process is far safer than a vaccine.

The other method of removing mercury from the body is through a
variety of biomedical therapies, all dietary or supplemental, "most
of which act to jumps start the bodies own internal mercury
detoxification pathways," Ayoub explains, but "the science here is
very sophisticated," he added.

However, unfortunately, "many parents read about a diet or
supplement, try one or two therapies on their own and fail," he
says, and that "treatment is very dependent upon the experience of
the health care provider, critically so," he advises.

Why The Constant Denial?

Ayoub was asked why government agencies and the pharmaceutical
industry, are working so hard to keep the truth about the
mercury-autism link hidden. He says it is a long story, but the
main reason is because if they admitted guilt, it would mean the
government agencies, drug companies and medical organizations,
"have taken part in the largest iatrogenic epidemic known to man."

The fallout over admission of causality would be unprecedented,
Ayoub adds. The lost confidence in American medicine would likely
cause people to turn to alternative methods of medicine, and a rise
in deeper investigation might reveal the truth about other
suppressions related to cancer therapy, hypertension Rx, or
Atherosclerosis.

Ayoub told Independent Media, "This is really the tip of the
iceberg and I see a waterfall effect."

***************************************

Another possible treatment for autism can be found in the specific
correction of the vertebral subluxation complex located at the
brainstem level. Neurological interference and backup can dramatically
effect the electrochemical impulse from the brain. To locate a
practitioner visit the following sites:

www.uppercervicalcare.com
www.orthospinology.org
www.nucca.org
www.upcspine.com
www.atlasorthogonality.com
www.blairchiropractic.com

Until next time Michael, be blessed,

Dr. Mike
www.biotruth.com

The Doctor of the Future will give NO Medicine, but will interest his patients in diet and nutrition, exercise and the care of the human frame.
He will teach them about the cause of ALL disease.
-Thomas Edison

re: Do Statins Accelerate the Onset of Dementia?

One World One Voice / Mercury Awareness Internati — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:31:09 GMT

By now, most of us know about Thimerosal. A so called preservative
that is in alot of our vaccines to this day even though there has never
been a study to prove it`s effectiveness or SAFETY..!!!
Thimerosal is 49.6rganic mercury. (A KNOWN NEURO-TOXIN--SECOND ONLY TO URANIUM IN TOXICITY)
We know that in 1991, an internal memo from merck stated that they
knew about the accumilative affects of mercury on a babies
neuro-development.. Just as the FDA, CDC, NIP, and Pharma industry were aproving up to ten more vaccines to give our kids by age two..!! (OVER TEN TIMES THE
FDA`s OWN LIMITS FOR INTAKE OF MERCURY)(KEEP IN MIND, THESE LIMITS ARE
FOR ORAL INTAKE, NOT INJECTED).!!! (attachment inclosed)
We now know that the average baby by 6 months of age has recieved 75
micro grams of mercury; and by age 2, they have recieved up to 270 to 350 micro grams of this neuro-toxin.. The effects of this poison are the same as the symtoms of autism. In fact, there wasn`t a known case of autism until 1937, 7 years after E I Lilly first put thimerosal on the market... Most all other mercury products were pulled off the market by 1980...(BECAUSE OF KNOWN TOXIC NEURO DAMAGE) ...!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALSO, IN E I LILLY`S OWN WORDS, IN THEIR MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
(COMMON NAME THIMEROSAL).
(LILLY NOS,: QAO41U, LNS-006739) .{ SECTION 5--PG 3} (FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT)
DIRECT QUOTES;;;
"WARNING; THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM" (ALSO)----
HUMAN OCCUPATIONAL:
INCLUDING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE: "TOPICAL ALLERGIC
DERMATITIS HAS BEEN REPORTED. THIMEROSAL CONTAINS MERCURY.EARLY SIGNS OF MERCURY
POISONING IN ADULTS ARE NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS, IMNCLUDING NARROWING OF
THE VISUAL FIELD AND NUMBNESS IN THE EXTREMITES. EXPOSURE TO MERCURY IN
UTERO AND CHILDREN CAN CAUSE MILD TO SEVERE MENTAL RETARDATION, MILD TO
SEVERE MOTOR COORDINATION IMPAIRMENT"   ( AND JUST ONE MORE QUOTE)--
{SECTION 6--PG4} eMERGENCY & FIRST AID PROCEDURES::
INGESTION: CALL PHYSISAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER. USE OF CHELATING
AGENT MAY BE NEEDED TO TREAT INGESTION OF MERCURY. IMEDIATELY TRANSPORT TO
A MEDICAL CARE FACILITY AND SEE A PHYSICAN"
{END QUOTE}   SO, THEY KNOW FIRST HAND ABOUT THE DANGERS AND TREATMENT
OF MERCURY, YET DO NOTHING.
We all know what mercury does, how poison it is. Yet, they still
continue to have this in several shots, like it`s nothing.. (AND I WAS
TAUGHT ABOUT MERCURY IN GRADE SCHOOL)
Inclosed in attachments are a study from Dr. Geier`s.. They are the
only ones to have access to the VAERS DATABASE.. It shows a direct
connection to the increase to in our children`s vaccines and
the epidemic of so-called autism.. ( IT ALSO SHOWS THE SAME CONNECTION TO ALL AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES--INCLUDING MS, EPILEPSY,AUTISM, ADD, ADHD,
JUEVENILE DIABETES, AND 10,000 SIDS DEATHS A YEAR...!!!
I have also inclosed stats from the U.S.NATIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION DATA FILES; (AUTISM TRENDS).>> (FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT) to help support Dr. Geier`s findings..
    Inclosed also, a study done at Calgary U.;;; Where they took cultured
adult brain cells, added Dose amounts of thimerosal;;; and melted brain
neurons in six hours. (ALSO BREAKING DOWN THE DNA STRUCTURE IN THREE DIFFERENT AREA`S) Note>> This study has been dupilcated at Baylor U. A Neuro-surgeon---Dr. David Baskin.. (BOTH PUBLISHED AND PEER REVIEWED)
I have Inclosed several documents concerning an illegal and secret
meeting held at Simpsonwood in June 7-8th of 2000;;; Where they reviewed the (THIMEROSAL VSD STUDY)... The first real study done on thimerosal in 80 years.!!! (AND ALL THEY DID IS REVIEW STATISTICS) The bold attempt of cover-up and lies from this meeting; is criminal and all involved should be prosecuted, fined, and for sure; be thrown out of Washington along with Bill Frist--who continues to try to gain immunity for Pharma`s from prosecution.. All of these poeple are supposed to be protecting our kids,(NOT THE PHARMA INDUSTRY). >>>Just a few quotes from the minutes of this meeting-- Again through the freedom of information act...
(Direct Simpsonwood Minutes Quotes)>>>>
Dr. Verstrataeten (pg.40)"We have found statistically significant
relationships between the exposure{exposures at one,three, and six months of age},the entire category of neurodevelopmental delays, which include
all of these plus a number of other disorders."
                            [WHAT OTHER DISORDERS IS HE REFERING
TO..?]-Read on and it`s clear.!!!
Dr. Weil (pg. 24) "The earlier you work with the central nervous
system, the more likely you are to run into a sensitive period for one of
these effects. so that moving from one month or one day of birth to six
months of birth, changes enormously the potential for toxicity. THERE
ARE JUST A HOST OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE`VE GOT A
SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE EIRLIER YOU GO, THE MORE SERIOUS THE PROBLEM.
""THE SECOND POINT I COULD MAKE IS THAT IN RELATIONSHIP TO ALUNINUM, BEING
A NEPHROLOGIST FOR A LONG TIME, THE POTENTIAL FOR ALUNINUM AND CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM TOXICITY WAS ESTABLISHED BY DIALYSIS DATA.. TO THINK
THERE ISN`T SOME POSSIBLE PROBLEM HERE IS UNREAL."

              [BUT WHAT GETS ME IS DR. CLEMENTS REMARKS AND DIRECTION
THAT HE TOOK]
Dr. Clements(pg`s 247-249) Quote'" MY MANDATE AS I SIT HERE IN THIS
GROUP IS TO MAKE SURE AT THE OF THE DAY, THE 100,000,000 IMMUNIZED WITH
DTP,HEPATITIS B, AND IF POSSIBLE HIB; THIS YEAR,NEXT YEAR, AND FOR MANY
YEARS TO COME, AND THAT WILL HAVE TO BE WITH THIMEROSAL CONTAINING
VACCINES UNLESS A MIRACLE OCCURS"

SO, THAT`S WHAT THEY DID.!! They did basicly the same study that the
geier`s did. Just looking at stats, with no scientific study of it`s
safety. And when they found out what has happened; they had to lie about
it.THEY CHANGED AND MANIPULATED DATA GROUPS. DISCARDING UP TO 37% THE POPULATION SAMPLE...!!!   THEY ADMITT throwing out 25% SEE PAGE 34
OF THE SIMPSONWOOD MINUTES] SAMPLES THROWN OUT INCLUDE>>>>>>>
1) any congenital disorders
2) any feeding problems
3) any jaundice
4) any cardiac problems
5) premature birth-----------(This includes my Daughter`s group. Her
bile duct wasn`t developed-as this is the bodies way of riding itself
of mercury)udies show tha..!!
6) any children recieving hepatititis b immunoglobulins (which
include alot of babies>and this is given to most kids on the day of birth and
contains 12.5 micrograms mercury..
Another direct quote from simpsonwood transcripts(page 32)
"{THOSE WHO WOULD BE VACCINATED WITH HEPATITIS B AND WOULD HAVE A HIGHER
LIKELIHOOD OF OUTCOMES}" AGAIN-(PAGE 32)
7) any juevenile diabetes--- (when many show that thimerosal causes
diabetes with many kids also coma, and death)..!!
8) 10,000 SIDS DEATHS A Year...!!!!    What`s up with that...?????????????/     (IT`S CRIMINAL)
WHEN IN FACT; MERCURY POISONING IS AT THE ROOT OF ALL EXCLUDED DATA
GROUPS. WITH A EXTREMELY HIGH INCIDENCE RATIO. IF THESE GROUPS WERE
INCLUDED; WE ARE LOOKING AT AT LEAST A 6.6 INCIDENCE RATIO...
(DAMN IT, MY DAUGHTER`S TEETH WERE HOLLOW WHEN THEY CAME IN. SHE JUST
HAD 11 TEETH PULLED LAST YEAR)
   The good news is that most all auto-immune diseases can be cured..
If treated as mercury poisoning, through chelation, special diet,
enzymes,methyl B-12 injections, glutathione precursers, and in cases hormone
therapy.
A group of DAN doctors have treated and healed thousands of these
kids..
     (Bill Frist, are you really a Doctor.? And are you really working
for the people or are you in big pharma`s back pocket) Your actions
from here on out will speak for you. Do what is right.
Big tobacco is now paying for it`s deceit & mistakes.. The phama
industry is no different...!!!!
They and Everyone involved with this cover-up needs to be held
accountible...
First; Release funds from the vaccine injury compensation fund.. So
we can afford to treat our kids right ---AUTISM IS MERCURY POISONING AND REVERSIBLE
Second; to bring suit against a whole list of pharma
companies,Federal government FDA, CDC, IOM, NIP, Anyone caught protecting the pharma`s
is just as guilty when most of you know that you could do so much to
help our kids.
Third; Set up a nation wide treatment and monitoring network to treat
our kids through the DAN treatment protocal.
fOURTH; Create proper OVERSITE and Clean-up-(clean-out) of all said
agencies until once again, they protect our kids NOT THE PHARMA
COMPANIES AND SOME SWISS BANK ACCOUNTS..
Fifth; HOLD HOUSE AND SENATE HEARINGS TO ONCE AND FOR ALL HOLD SAID
AGENCIES ACCOUNTIBLE
wE ALL KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT.. and now, WE KNOW WHO`S WRONG.!!! WILL YOU
MAKE IT RIGHT.. ?
YEA, I THINK SO.. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 99 WHEN THEY ASK THE
PHARMA`S TO TAKE IT OFF THE MARKET-WITH NO MANDATE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THE COURTS ARE SOON TO BE FILLED WITH CASES, WE ARE GOING TO COURT AT THE END OF THE YEAR..ASKING FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF ANYONE INVOLVED IN THIS. SO, FAIR WARNING, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO FINALLY LOOK AT THE SCIENCE OF 100`S OF PEER REVIEWED STUDIES THAT PROVE WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER... JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL.. (MR.
CLEMENT, REMEMBER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT)

re: Do Statins Accelerate the Onset of Dementia?

agnjohnson — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:23:58 GMT

My husband started on lipitor and six months later he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. He also now has a growth in his testicles that will shrink and swell. After I found this website and researched Statin drugs a little better, I found that these were two possible side effects. I asked my husband to stop taking lipitor and to test his fasting sugar level more often, and keep a watch on his "growth". We took out most white potatoes and bread (only doing omega 3 pitas and lo carb tortillas) added lots of vegetables and fish (which we ate anyway) and presto, his blood sugar was down from 115-120 to 93 in 7 days. He has since added a few more carbs, and we will monitor more closely.

My first husband was type 1 diabetic and so was my grandfather. After reading this website and following links to Dr. Rosedale and Dr. Rubin, I truly believe all the nutrition classes I took were totally off base. They really say nothing about what to eliminate EXCEPT simple sugars; and the wound care doctors don't say much about diet when treating a wound. Seems to me, following a diet similar to yours, Dr. Rosedales and Dr. Rubin would help them heal much faster, even if it were short term!!!

I'll update with more results.

re: Do Statins Accelerate the Onset of Dementia?

Russ Bianchi — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:10:09 GMT

A much safer way to lower cholesterol and vastly healthier is consume fresh dark green leafy veggies, fiber rich other plant based food, and fiber rich whole fruits, or if you are of a baked persuation, try whole grain and minimally processed all natural GNU BARS at www.gnufoods.com you can buy them on line (they are delicious and high in fiber also)...

re: Do Statins Accelerate the Onset of Dementia?

Michigan Mom — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:51:33 GMT

Statins are just plain scary. When my grandmother's cholesterol was down to less than 100 (total), her doctor advised her just to keep taking her statin, but break the pills in half. It is mind numbing how many drugs some Americans are taking for health "problems" they don't even have.